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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Sean Castrina, starting at 0:00: How does a recovering drug addict go from job to bankrupt to millionaire? Sean Castrina, Founder of The Weekend MBA, is here to share his story and discuss why every person should think like an entrepreneur.
SEGMENT 2 with Matthew Dicks, starting at 20:15: People tend to be filled with excuses. They say, “someday I will start a business…”, “someday I will make that change…”, well on the small business radio show that someday is today!
SEGMENT 3 with Burton Kelso, starting at 37:30: It’s National Internet Safety Month. Now that so many people are working remotely, what can small business owners do to make sure they don’t get hacked and lose a lot of money?
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Sean Castrina is the Founder of The Weekend MBA and host of The 10 Minute Entrepreneur Podcast, a top 10 entrepreneurship podcast as well as the author of 4 bestselling books. He has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Money Magazine as well as a verified IG account with over 300k followers. Sean is a recovering white collar drug addict, and we will discuss why every person should think like an entrepreneur.
1:30 – What lead to you becoming a white-collar drug addict?
3:30 – How Sean quit Fentynal and Oxycontin cold turkey in 7 days.
9:15 – What was your path from dream job to bankrupt to millionaire? 10:45-
12:45 – The three greatest threats to any business today.
13:15 – Why do you focus on starting Service-based businesses?
15:45 – The Bermuda Triangle of startups: Why do most startups fail?
Segment 2: Matthew Dicks is the author of Someday Is Today and nine other books. A bestselling novelist, nationally recognized storyteller, and award-winning elementary schoolteacher, he teaches storytelling and communications at universities, corporate workplaces, and community organizations. Dicks has won multiple Moth GrandSLAM story competitions and, together with his wife, created the organization Speak Up to help others share their stories.
20:15 – What makes a story engaging?
22:30 – For most people, why isn’t today a good day to start something?
23:30 – How do you get people off the fence and moving forward on their “someday” goals?
26:30 – How can you silence the negative opinions of those around you?
29:00 – There is an enormous benefit to doing things you’re bad at and doing things that frighten you.
32:15 – Someday Is Today is divided into four parts: Time, Taking the Leap, Support, and Living the Life.
Segment 3: Burton Kelso is the owner and Chief Tech Expert at Integral, an on-site and remote computer and laptop repair service company for consumers and businesses. He’s also a national speaker, a YouTube personality, and a TV Tech Expert regularly appearing on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, News Nation Now, The Black News Channel, and Newsmax offering viewers easy tips on computers, technology, Internet lifestyle, and gadgets.
37:30 – Small businesses are easy targets for cyber criminals. Why?
39:45 – Your employees are your weakest link: 99% percent of all cybercrime requires user interaction to get devices infected.
43:00 – What’s the solution? How can a company protect its data from criminals?
46:45 – How can you protect your website?
48:15 – Password managers are a MUST for small business owners and their employees.
50:15 – Where’s the best place for a company to start in protecting their data online?
